NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A large tree toppled over in Newton Thursday morning, ripping down power lines and crushing a parked car as fierce winds whipped the Bay State.

Firefighters responding to a report of a downed tree in the area of Bullough’s Park found a Nissan sedan with a shattered windshield, crushed roof, and crumpled backend.

No one was in the car when the tree came crashing down but video from the scene showed power lines draped on the vehicle and smoke billowing into the air.

Crews have since cleared the wreckage.

A double-wide trailer being towed by a truck blew over onto a fire hydrant in Cambridge due to high winds.

A gigantic tree was also knocked down in Marion. Branches and power lines blocked traffic on Bay Road for most of the day.

In Hopkinton, winds whipped around overhead traffic lights on South Street, leaving them all tangled and dangling in different directions.

Myrtle Street in Duxbury was completely blocked after a tree fell across the road. Wires were also torn down in the area.

A garage on Marshal Street was also destroyed by a downed tree.

A motorist on Lincoln Street was taken to the hospital after a falling tree smashed in the roof of their car.

The storm also wreaked havoc in Reading, where a tree fell and demolished a fence on Village Street.

Many streets in the town were rendered impassable due to floodwaters.

The nasty rain and wind storm produced downpours and gusts of nearly 90 mph throughout the day.

A high wind warning was issued for Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. A wind advisory was in effect for all of Eastern Massachusetts.

Portions of Western and Central Massachusetts were under a flood warning.

For the latest forecast, visit the 7Weather page.

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